WASHINGTON, October 9, 2020 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Finland of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft and weapons and related equipment for an estimated cost of $14.7 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
The Government of Finland has requested to buy
- fifty (50) F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft;
- eight (8) F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft;
- fourteen (14) EA-18G Growler aircraft;
- one hundred sixty-six (166) F414-GE-400 engines (144 installed and 22 spares);
- five hundred (500) GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) All-Up Round (AUR);
- twelve (12) GBU-53/B SDB II Guided Test Vehicles (GTV);
- twelve (12) GBU-53/B SDB II Captive Carry Reliability Trainers;
- one hundred fifty (150) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Tactical Missiles;
- thirty-two (32) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs);
- thirty (30) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Tactical Guidance Units;
- eight (8) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder CATM Guidance Units;
- one hundred sixty (160) AGM-154C-1 Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW);
- two hundred (200) AGM-158B-2B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range All Up Rounds (JASSM ER AUR);
- two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM Separation Test Vehicles (STV);
- two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM Instrumented Test Vehicles (ITV);
- two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM Jettison Test Vehicles (JTV);
- two (2) AGM-158B-2 Inert Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) with Telemetry Instrumental Kits;
- two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM Maintenance Training Missiles (DATM);
- one hundred twenty (120) BLU-117B/B 2000LB GP Bombs;
- one hundred twenty (120) KMU-556F/B Bomb Tail Kits (JDAM);
- three hundred (300) FMU-139D/B Fuzes;
- two (2) KMU-556(D-2)/B Trainers (JDAM);
- thirty (30) BLU-109C/B 2000LB Bombs;
- thirty (30) KMU-557F/B Bomb Tail Kits (JDAM);
- two (2) BLU-109(D-1)/B 2000LB Bombs;
- one hundred two (102) BLU-111B/B 500LB General Purpose Bombs;
- one hundred two (102) KMU-572F/B JDAM Bomb Tail Kits;
- six (6) MK-82-0,1 500LB, General Purpose Bombs, Inert;
- fifty-one (51) BLU-110B/B 1000LB General Purpose Bombs;
- fifty (50) KMU-559F/B Bomb Tail Kits;
- fifty-eight (58) M61A2 20MM Gun Systems;
- thirty-two (32) Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR);
- thirty-two (32) Sniper Targeting Pods;
- fourteen (14) Advanced Electronic Attack Kit for EA-18G;
- sixty-five (65) AN/ALR-67(V)3 Electric Warfare Countermeasures Receiving Sets;
- sixty-five (65) AN/ALQ-214 Integrated Countermeasures Systems;
- seventy-four (74) Multifunctional Information Distribution Systems – Joint Tactical Radio Systems (MIDS JTRS);
- eighty-nine (89) Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS);
- three hundred seventy-seven (377) LAU-127E/A Guided Missile Launchers;
- seventy-four (74) AN/AYK-29 Distributed Targeting Processor – Networked (DTP-N);
- twenty-five (25) Infrared Search and Track (IRST) Systems;
- eight (8) Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) sets.
Also included are
- AN/APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radars;
- High Speed Video Network (HSVN) Digital Video Recorder (HDVR);
- AN/AVS-9 Night Vision Goggles (NVG);
- AN/AVS-11 Night Vision Cueing Devices (NVCD);
- AN/ALE-47 Electronic Warfare Countermeasures Systems;
- AN/ARC-210 Communication System;
- AN/APX-111 Combined Interrogator Transponder;
- AN/ALE-55 Towed Decoys;
- Launchers (LAU-115D/A, LAU-116B/A, LAU118A);
- AN/AAQ-28(V) Litening Targeting Pod;
- Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS);
- Accurate Navigation (ANAV) Global Positioning System (GPS) Navigation;
- Aircraft Armament Equipment (AAE);
- Aircraft Ferry transportation;
- Foreign Liaison Officer (FLO) Support;
- Auxiliary Fuel Tanks, FMU-139D(D-2)/B fuzes;
- MK84-4 2000LB General Purpose Inert Bombs, MK83 Bomb General Purpose Inert Bombs;
- KMU-557C(D-2)/B tail kits;
- KMU-572C(D-2)/B tail kits;
- Detector Laser DSU-38A/B, Detector Laser DSU-38A(D-2)/B, KMU-559C(D-2)/B load trainer;
- Wing Release Lanyard Assemblies;
- AGM-154C-1 JSOW Captive Flight Vehicles,
- Dummy Air Training Missiles,
- AGM-154C-1 JSOW mission planning, integration support and testing, munitions storage security and training, weapon operational flight program software development;
- weapons containers;
- aircraft and munitions support and test equipment;
- communications equipment; provisioning, spares and repair parts;
- weapons repair and return support;
- personnel training and training equipment;
- weapon systems software, publications and technical documents;
- U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services;
- and other related elements of logistical and program support.
The total estimated cost is $14.7 billion.
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WASHINGTON, October 9, 2020 – The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Finland of F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft with air-to-air missiles and air-to-ground precision guided munitions and related equipment for an estimated cost of $12.5 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
The Government of Finland has requested to buy
- sixty-four (64) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter CTOL aircraft;
- sixty-six (66) Pratt & Whitney F-135 engines (64 installed and 2 spares);
- five hundred (500) GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II (SDB II) All-Up Round (AUR);
- twelve (12) GBU-53/B SDB II Guided Test Vehicles (GTV);
- twelve (12) GBU-53/B SDB II Captive Carry Vehicles (CCV);
- one hundred fifty (150) Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II+ (Plus) Tactical Missiles;
- thirty-two (32) Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II+ (Plus) Captive Air Training Missiles (CATMs);
- thirty (30) AIM-9X Block II+ (Plus) Sidewinder Tactical Guidance Units;
- eight (8) AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder CATM Guidance Units;
- one hundred (100) AGM-154C-1 Joint Stand Off Weapon (JSOW-C1) Tactical Missiles;
- two hundred (200) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) AGM-158B-2 Missiles;
- two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM-ER Separation Test Vehicles;
- two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM-ER Instrumented Test Vehicles;
- two (2) AGM-158B-2 JASSM-ER Jettison Test Vehicles;
- two (2) AGM-158B-2 Inert JASSM w/Intelligent Telemetry Instrumentation Kits;
- two (2) AGM-158 Dummy Air Training Missiles;
- one hundred twenty (120) KMU-556 JDAM Guidance Kits for GBU-31;
- three hundred (300) FMU-139D/B Fuzes;
- two (2) KMU-556(D-2)/B Trainer JDAM Guidance Kits for GBU-31;
- thirty (30) KMU-557 JDAM Guidance Kits for GBU-31;
- one hundred fifty (150) KMU-572 JDAM Guidance Kits for GBU-38/54;
- one hundred twenty (120) BLU-117, General Purpose Bombs;
- thirty-two (32) BLU-109, General Purpose Bomb;
- one hundred fifty (150) BLU-111, General Purpose Bomb;
- six (6) MK-82, Inert Bomb;
- one (1) FMU-139D/B (D-1) Inert Fuze.
Also included are
- Electronic Warfare Systems;
- Command, Control, Communications, Computer and Intelligence/Communications, Navigational, and Identification (C4I/CNI);
- Autonomic Logistics Global Support System (ALGS);
- Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN);
- Air System Training Devices;
- Weapons Employment Capability and other Subsystems, Features, and Capabilities;
- F-35 unique infrared flares;
- reprogramming center access;
- F-35 Performance Based Logistics;
- software development/integration;
- aircraft ferry and tanker support;
- Detector Laser DSU-38A/B, Detector Laser DSU-38A(D-2)/B, KMU-572(D-2)/B Trainer (JDAM), 40 inch Wing Release Lanyard;
- GBU-53/B SDB II Weapon Load Crew Trainers (WLCT);
- GBU-53/B SDB II Practical Explosive Ordnance Disposal System Trainers (PEST);
- AGM-154C-1 JSOW Captive Flight Vehicles;
- AGM-154C-1 JSOW Dummy Air Training Missiles;
- AGM-154C-1 JSOW mission planning, integration support and testing, munitions storage security and training, weapon operational flight program software development;
- integration of the Joint Strike Missile;
- weapons containers;
- aircraft and munitions support and test equipment;
- communications equipment;
- provisioning, spares and repair parts;
- weapons repair and return support;
- personnel training and training equipment;
- weapon systems software, publications and technical documents;
- U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistical and program support.
The total estimated cost is $12.5 billion.